Executive control is a complex high-level cognitive function that relies on distributed brain
circuitry. We propose that the anterior insular cortex plays an under-appreciated role in …

Analysis and interpretation of studies on cognitive and affective dysregulation often draw
upon the network paradigm, especially the Triple Network Model, which consists of the …

Glutamate and dopamine systems play distinct roles in terms of neuronal signalling, yet both
have been proposed to contribute significantly to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. In …

Economics and mental health are intertwined. Apart from the accumulating evidence of the
huge economic impacts of mental ill‐health, and the growing recognition of the effects that …

Most research on mind-wandering has characterized it as a mental state with contents that
are task unrelated or stimulus independent. However, the dynamics of mind-wandering …

Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with a heterogeneous genetic,
neurobiological, and phenotypic profile. Currently, no objective biological measures—that is …

The brain is constantly bombarded by stimuli, and the relative salience of these inputs
determines which are more likely to capture attention. A brain system known as the'salience …

The salience network (SN) plays a central role in cognitive control by integrating sensory
input to guide attention, attend to motivationally salient stimuli and recruit appropriate …

Supported by recent human neuroimaging studies, the insula is re-emerging as an important
brain area not only in the physiological understanding of the brain, but also in pathological …

Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder with disorganized communication among large-
scale brain networks, as demonstrated by impaired resting-state functional connectivity …